New iPad: Three Strikes, But Not Out

23.03.2012

Enter the new iPad. Suddenly, critics have taken dead aim on three main issues: over-heating, bigger apps, and breakage-repairability.

on the new iPad and found that it runs hot, as much as 116 degrees Fahrenheit when running the graphics-intensive game, Infinity Blade. That's a whopping 13 degrees hotter than the iPad 2. Apple countered that this falls within its thermal parameters.

But is this Apple being bad? Depends on how you look at it. The new iPad runs cooler than some laptops, . "During our tests, I held the new iPad in my hands," writes Donna L. Tapellini of Consumer Reports in the report. "When it was at its hottest, it felt very warm but not especially uncomfortable if held for a brief period."

The extra heat, of course, comes from extra work needed to power the iPad's new dual-core AX5 processor and integrated quad-core graphics. This high-resolution display doubles the number of pixels in the iPad 2 to 2048-by-1536 pixels resolution. The new iPad is slightly thicker than the iPad 2, in order to accommodate a larger battery.

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